A Bullet Was Dodged

Hurricane Gustov hit the Gulf Coast of the Untied States this past week leaving much destruction in its wake. However, unlike Gustov's sister, Katrina, from three years ago, Gustov was not as strong. It appears the lessons learned in the wake of Katrina were successfully applied and executed to prevent a similar disaster this go around.

As a result of Gustov many oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico were shut down and evacuated. Fortunatly, peliminary reports show damange to the oil rigs was not as bad as it could have been which has continue to drive down the cost of oil and as a result the cost of gas is going down. While this is good news, there is still much to be done on the political front.

This week I will be writing a letter to Speaker Peloci and Senate Majority Leader Reed expressing my disappointment for theirl lack of bipartisanship on this issue. As usual I will post a response, if I get one, from these Democratic leaders.